Amsterdam Cupcake Tower

My cousin got a job offer and just moved to Amsterdam this week, on Saturday was her bon voyage party with the family. I took the opportunity to make cupcakes and use the 3 tier tower she had given me. Since it’s Amsterdam, I had to make chocolate ones and since I’ve been wanting to try out a recipe from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World, it was a no brainer. The others were white cake and orange mango and I used white chocolate frosting.

I was surprised at how much they rose.

I got 11 chocolate, 9 white cake and 9 orange mango cupcakes.

I added a raspberry on each chocolate cupcake because I hear they go well together. I put the chocolate in green liners, the white cake in silver liners and the orange mango in yellow liners.

I took 8 of each to the party, left one unfrosted for my other vegan cousin and the rest for me.

I printed and made the cupcake toppers which were Netherlands flag, a cannabis, the flag with bon voyage in the middle and the flag with a cannabis leaf.

Of course I had to leave the cannabis ones for the “special” chocolate cupcakes.

I set them up and everyone loved them, the toppers definitely made them. The chocolate ones were very moist, so soft. The orange mango would make a great pound cake, future project.

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a muffin pan with paper or foil liners.

2. Whisk together the soy milk and vinegar in a large bowl, and set aside for a few minutes to curdle. Add the sugar, oil, vanilla extract, and other extract, if using, to the soy milk mixture and beat until foamy. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add in two batches to wet ingredients and beat until no large lumps remain (a few tiny lumps are OK).

3. Pour into liners, filling 3/4 of the way. Bake 18 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Transfer to a cooling rack and let cool completely.

Adapted from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World by Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero

About Me

Hi, my name is Mariajose, but my friends call me MJ. I was a Miami based desserts maker who recently moved to New York, that likes to make them tasty and of better nutritional value including many vegan, but sometimes I will add some type of alcoholic drink in the mix. Enjoy!